Interactive exercise apparatus

ABSTRACT

An interactive exercise apparatus for guiding a user to perform exercises includes a frame, a mirror, a display device, a driving mechanism, a determination unit, and a control unit. The mirror is movably mounted on the frame and configured to reflect an image of the user. The display device is disposed on a backside of the mirror and visible through the mirror. The driving mechanism is mounted between the frame and the mirror for electrically driving the mirror to move with respect to the frame. The determination unit is configured to determine location or posture of the user who performing the exercise. The control unit is operable to control the driving mechanism according to the location or posture of the user identified by the determination unit so as to control the mirror to move to a suitable position where the user can see their reflected image.

BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an interactive exercise apparatus. Moreparticularly, the present invention relates to a mirror display devicewhich is able to guide a user to perform exercises.

2. Description of the Related Art

Indoor exercise is becoming more and more popular in these days. Morepeople are becoming aware of the need to exercise in order to maintainor improve their health and fitness. Since a person's schedule, weather,or other factors may prohibit the person from exercising outdoors, it ismore convenient for the person to exercise indoors. Accordingly, indoorexercise apparatuses such as treadmills, stair exerciser apparatuses,steppers, exercise bikes provide such advantages for the person to use.

There is a smart mirror product on the market, which can displaydemonstration images on the mirror, as a fitness instructor providesreal-time instructions. When the user stands in front of the fitnessmirror, the user can see their mirror image and follow the demonstrationimages to perform workout, such that the user can correct their motionor posture immediately.

The aforementioned smart mirror allows the user to follow the movementof the demonstration images for fitness exercises. However, it may notbe convenient to use the conventional smart mirror in some states.Because the height, angle and position of the smart mirror are fixed,the height and position of the smart mirror cannot be automaticallyadjusted following the location of the user's body. For example, itwould be possible to fix the smart mirror on the wall to keep the smartmirror vertical, or lean the smart mirror against the wall to stand onthe ground at a slight angle to make the smart mirror slightly tilt up.But when the user is sitting or lying down to perform exercises (e.g.sit-up exercise), it is difficult to see the whole body through thesmart mirror.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate thedisadvantages of the conventional method. Further benefits andadvantages of the present invention will become apparent after a carefulreading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to theaccompanying drawings.

SUMMARY

The present invention is directed to a smart mirror for fitnessexercises. The smart mirror has a mirror which is capable ofautomatically adjusting the angle and/or height or position of themirror for allowing a user to see their mirror image in the mirrorduring exercise.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an interactiveexercise apparatus for guiding a user to perform exercises includes aframe, a mirror, a display device, a driving mechanism, a determinationunit, and a control unit. The mirror is movably mounted on the frame andconfigured to reflect an image of the user in front of the mirror. Thedisplay device is disposed on a backside of the mirror and visiblethrough the mirror. The display device is provided to show workoutinformation and video content for the user to view. The video contentincludes a guiding image for guiding the user to perform an exercise.The driving mechanism is mounted between the frame and the mirror forelectrically driving the mirror to move with respect to the frame. Thedetermination unit is configured to determine location and posture ofthe user who is performing the exercise. The control unit iselectrically connected or otherwise operationally connected to thedriving mechanism and the determination unit, and being operable tocontrol the driving mechanism according to the location or posture ofthe user identified by the determination unit so as to control themirror to move to a suitable position and/or angle where the user cansee their reflected image.

Preferably, the determination unit is operable to predict the locationor posture of the user according to movement of the guiding image whichguides the user to perform the exercise.

Preferably, the determination unit has an image recognition deviceconfigured to detect the location or posture of the user by means ofimage recognition.

Preferably, the determination unit has a plurality of sensors disposedon a front of the frame, the determination unit configured to identifythe location or posture of the user via the plurality of sensors.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a smart mirror in accordance with apreferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 show a user performing fitness exercises through thesmart mirror, showing that the displacement and/or angle of the mirrorcan be automatically controlled;

FIG. 6 shows that the user is performing a fitness exercise with afitness course displayed on the smart mirror, and illustrates a firstcontrol method for controlling the displacement and/or angle of themirror by detecting the user's location relative to the mirror;

FIG. 7 illustrates a second control method for controlling thedisplacement and/or angle of the mirror by detecting the user's postureor position;

FIG. 8 illustrates a third control method for controlling thedisplacement of the mirror by sensing the user's position, wherein thesmart mirror has a pad body with a plurality of sensors;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the smart mirror in accordance with afirst embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-section view along line 10-10 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view for showing the mirror and the drivingmechanism of the smart mirror shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the smart mirror in accordance with asecond embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a cross-section view along line 13-13 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view for showing the mirror and the drivingmechanism of the smart mirror shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the smart mirror in accordance with athird embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a cross-section view along line 16-16 of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a cross-section view along line 17-17 of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the mirror and the drivingmechanism of the smart mirror shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the smart mirror in accordance with afourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a partial exploded view of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a side view of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the smart mirror in accordance with afifth embodiment of the present invention, showing that the smart mirroris provided with an exercise pad;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the smart mirror shown in FIG. 22,wherein the exercise pad is stored within the smart mirror;

DETAIL DESCRIPTION

Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 3, an interactive exercise apparatus,also referred to as a smart mirror 10, is illustrated in accordance witha preferred embodiment of the present invention. The smart mirror 10includes a frame 20, a mirror 30 movably mounted within the frame 20, acontrol unit 40, a display device 42, a determination unit 44, a voicedevice 46, a network module 48 and a driving mechanism 50. The smartmirror 10 is capable of automatically adjusting the angle and/or heightof the mirror 30 to allow a user to see their reflected image in themirror 30.

The determination unit 44 is able to predict or determine the locationor posture of the user's body. For example, the determination unit 44can determine the posture, location and height of the user by means ofdetection devices or sensing devices. The driving mechanism 50 isarranged between the frame 20 and the mirror 30. The control unit 40 isoperable to control displacement and position of the mirror 30 bycontrolling the driving mechanism 50 according to the location orposture of the user identified by the determination unit so as tocontrol the mirror to move to a suitable position and/or angle. In thepreferred embodiment of the present invention, the main purpose ofcontrolling the displacement of the mirror 30 is to match the viewingangle of the user when watching the mirror 30, so the determination unit44 may directly predict or determine the location of the user's head oreyes, or it may indirectly predict the location of the head or eyes bydetermining or judging the posture or location of the user's body, orthe posture or location of a part of the user's body (e.g. trunk,limbs).

The displacement of the mirror 30 described herein includes: angulardisplacement of the mirror 30, vertical displacement of the mirror 30and horizontal displacement of the mirror 30. The mirror 30 is able tobe adjusted to change its angular position or angle, the verticalposition and/or the horizontal position.

Referring to FIG. 6, the frame 20 defines a horizontal axis H and avertical axis V. The horizontal axis H and the vertical direction areperpendicular to each other. In the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the aforementioned angular displacement of the mirror 30includes: rotation of the mirror 30 about the horizontal axis H so thatthe mirror 30 is able to angle up and down relative to the frame 20, androtation of the mirror 30 about the vertical axis V so that the mirror30 is able to rotate to left or right relative to the frame 20. Theaforementioned vertical displacement represents movement up and downalong the vertical axis V to a higher position or lower position. Theaforementioned horizontal displacement represents horizontal movement tothe left or right. The mirror 30 can be displaced in two-dimensions orin three-dimensions. For example, the mirror 30 can rotate or move alongthe horizontal axis H and the vertical axis V of the frame 20 at thesame time.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, there are threecontrol methods to automatically control movement of the mirror 30 ofthe smart mirror 10. The first control method is for a user to exercisewith guiding images of an exercise course, and thereby control thedisplacement of the mirror 30 according to the content of the currentexercise course. The second control method is using image recognitiontechnology to control the displacement of the mirror 30. The thirdcontrol method is to control the displacement of the mirror 30 bysensing the posture, location and height of the user's body. The secondcontrol method and the third control method may also be applied to thestate that the user is performing the exercise following the guidingimages.

As shown in FIG. 6, the user is following the guiding image 70 toperform an exercise course, and the smart mirror 10 automaticallyadjusts the angle and/or height of the mirror 30 as the exercise courseprogresses for allowing the user to see their whole body from the mirror30 as much as possible. The first control method is to display exercisecourses, and let the user follow or mimic images of the exercise courseto perform exercise motions, as an instructor or trainer or exerciseprogram guides the user to perform fitness exercises. In the preferredembodiment of the present invention, the smart mirror 10 is operable todisplay guiding images of an exercise course on the mirror 30 throughthe display device 42, such that the user is able to not only see theguiding image 70 but also see their mirror image 72 reflected in themirror 30. The guiding image 70 on the mirror 30 may be a real personimage, a virtual avatar or a virtual skeleton image, such that the useris able to perform exercise according to the motion of the guiding image70. The guiding image 70 can be displayed in the center of the mirror 30or at corner of the mirror 30.

As described previously, the determination unit 44 of the smart mirror10 will predict the posture or position of the user based on the postureof the guiding image 70 of the exercise course, and the mirror 30 isdriven to automatically adjust the angle and/or height of the mirror 30.For example, during the exercise course, the determination unit 44 cananalyze or receive the exercise posture of the guiding image 70 of theexercise course through software or other methods to determine orpredict the current or upcoming action of the user. Referring to FIG. 2,when the guiding action of the active guiding image 70 is, for example,in a predominately standing position, such as when the guiding image isdemonstrating or requesting a boxing exercise, the determination unit 44presumes that the user will stand up and perform the boxing exercise,and the control unit 40 is operable to control the driving mechanism 50to drive the mirror 30 to stand upright, and/or raise the mirror 30 to ahigher position, or make the mirror 30 be slightly tilted upward (namelythe upper half portion of the mirror 30 is slightly rearward than thelower half portion of the mirror 30) according to the judgement of thedetermination unit 44, as shown in FIG. 2, so that the user can seetheir whole body from the mirror 30 under the condition of a standingexercise. In contrast, when the guiding image is demonstrating orrequesting a core workout such as sit-ups, as shown in FIG. 3, thedetermination unit 44 presumes that the user is lying down to performsit-ups at this time, and the control unit 40 is operable to control thedriving mechanism 50 to drive the mirror 30 to be slightly tilteddownward (namely the upper half portion of the mirror 30 is slightlyforward than the lower half portion of the mirror 30) and/or move to alower position according to the judgement of the determination unit 44,so that the user can see their whole body from the mirror 30 when lyingdown or at a low position.

The determination unit 44 is able to predict the head location of theuser who is following the exercise from the motion demonstrated by theguiding image 70. For example, when the guiding image 70 demonstrates orrequires standing exercises, the head of the human body is generally ata higher location, and the mirror 30 is controlled by the drivingmechanism 50 to a standing state, a higher position, and/or tilt upwardto match the head location and the viewing angle of the user's eyes. Inthe preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mirror 30 can betilted up within a predetermined inclination angle (as shown in FIG. 2)or tilted down within a predetermined declination angle (as shown inFIG. 3), namely the inclination or declination angle of the mirror 30 isadjustable. For example, the maximum inclination angle and the maximumdeclination angle are 5 degrees each, so that the mirror 30 can berotated about the horizontal axis H within a range of 10 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, when the guiding image 70 shows guidingmotions demonstrating or requesting the user to move to the left side orright side of the mirror 30, such as stepping or jumping to the left orright, the determination unit 44 presumes that the user will move to theleft or right at this time, and the control unit 40 is operable tocontrol the driving mechanism 50 to drive the mirror 30 to rotate to theleft or right toward the user according to the judgement of thedetermination unit 44, so that the user can see their reflected imagefrom the mirror 30 on the left side or right side. Specifically, themirror 30 can be rotated about the vertical axis V to the left or rightwithin a predetermined angle. For example, the mirror 30 can be rotatedat most 5 degrees to the left or right. Since the mirror 30 keeps facingthe user, no matter where the user's head is located or located on theleft side, right side or in front of the smart mirror 10, users can seethe guiding image and their reflected image clearly and completely so asto ensure the exercise effect.

The second control method to automatically control the angle and/orheight of the mirror 30 is using image recognition technology (namelyusing an image recognition device) to detect the user's posture,position and height, and determine whether the user is currentlystanding, sitting, or lying down, or to directly detect the location ofthe user's head or eyes. In order to achieve the aforementioned imagerecognition, the determination unit 44 may be a camera device installedon the smart mirror 10, as shown in FIG. 7, or an optical sensor, aninfrared (IR) sensor, thermographic camera or other sensing devices withfunction of image identification for detecting objects such as a humanbody. Through image recognition of the user, the determination unit 44can detect whether the user is standing, sitting or lying, or detect thelocation of the user, especially the user's head or eyes, and thecontrol unit 40 is operable to make the driving mechanism 50 drive themirror 30 to move according to the detection result of the determinationunit 44, so that the mirror 30 can be displaced with the movement state(e.g. standing, lying or jumping) of the user, or be displaced accordingto the location of the user. Therefore, the smart mirror 10 can controlthe displacement and position of the mirror 30 according to the locationor height of the user's body, so that the mirror 30 can face toward theuser at any time for allowing the user to see their whole body from themirror 30 as much as possible, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5.

The third control method to automatically control and angle and/orchange the height of the mirror 30 is using sensing devices to sense theuser's posture, position and height, and determine whether the user isstanding, sitting, or lying down. Referring to FIG. 8, the determinationunit 44 includes a plurality of sensors 62 disposed in front of theframe 20 for sensing the position of the user or the user's posture. Inthe example shown in FIG. 8, the determination unit 44 has a pad body 60and a plurality of sensors 62 arranged regularly in the pad body 60. Thesensors 62 may include, but not be limited to, tactile sensors, pressuresensors, photoelectric sensors, etc. Preferably, the sensors 62 areprovided to determine the posture and location of the user by sensingthe variation of the weight or the size of the sensing area. In thisexample, the sensors 62 can sense the weight pressing on the pad body 60and determine whether the user is currently standing, sitting, or lyingon the pad body 60 on the basis of the area or number of thepressure-loaded sensors. For example, when the number of the sensors 62that sense the load on the pad body is less and the stress per unit areais larger, it can be judged that the user is standing. In contrast, whenthe number of the sensors 62 that sense the load on the pad body is moreand the stress per unit area is smaller, it can be judged that the useris sitting or lying. The control unit 40 is operable to control thedriving mechanism 50 to drive the displacement of the mirror 30, so thatthe smart mirror 10 can control the displacement and position of themirror 30 to keep the mirror 30 facing toward the user for allowing theuser to see their whole body as far as possible. Note that the sensorsdescribed in this example are illustrative only. There are many otherways of using sensors to determine the position of a user, and it willbe apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications andvariations can be made to the structure of the present invention withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the invention.

By the aforementioned three control methods, the smart mirror 10 isprovided for sensing the user to automatically adjust the angle and/orheight of the mirror 30 according to the body posture of location of theuser when the user faces the mirror 30 for fitness exercises, so thatthe user is able to view themselves in the mirror in various exercisepostures.

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, a smart mirror 10A in accordance with afirst preferred embodiment has a frame 20 and a mirror 30. The frame 20is a mirror holder, having a space 22 recessed in the frame 20 forallowing the mirror 30 to be arranged in the space 22, such that themirror 30 is mounted on the front of the frame 20 for allowing the userto see the mirror image reflected in the mirror 30. The mirror 30 can berotatable about the horizontal axis H (namely angular displacement) withrespect to the frame 20. In the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the mirror 30 has a bracket 32 mounted on the backside of themirror 30, as shown in FIG. 11. The bracket 32 is pivotally connected tothe frame 20 by a horizontal pivot shaft 34, so that the mirror 30 isable to rotate about the horizontal axis H of the frame 20. It should benoted that the pivot shaft 34 can be arranged at any position of themirror 30, for example, at the center of the mirror. It is not limitedto be arranged at the bottom of the mirror 30, as shown in the FIG. 9.

The aforementioned driving mechanism 50 is mounted between the frame 20and the mirror 30 for driving displacement/rotation of the mirror 30. Asshown in FIG. 11, the driving mechanism 50 has an electric motor 51(e.g. a stepper motor) mounted on the frame 20. When the electric motor51 is operable to rotate a rotating shaft 52, the mirror 30 can bedriven to rotate about the horizontal axis H by meshing relationship ofseveral gears 53 on the rotating shaft 52 and several gear racks 36(e.g. arc-shaped gear rack) of the bracket 32. Therefore, the drivingmechanism 50 is capable of driving the mirror 30 to rotate up and downabout the horizontal axis H, so that the inclination of the mirror 30can be adjustable to meet the requirement of the user.

Referring to FIG. 1, the control unit 40 is the operation center of thesmart mirror 10 for controlling the action of the smart mirror 10. Inthe preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 40has a built-in memory and other external memory devices for storing thedriver, operating system, APP application, and other necessary files forthe operation of the smart mirror 10, such as fitness/exercisedemonstration video and fitness/exercise program.

The display device 42 is arranged in the space 22 of the frame 20 anddisposed on the backside of the mirror 30. The display device 42 can beconnected to the back of the mirror 30 and moved along with the mirror30, or it can be fixed to the frame 20 without moving with the mirror30. The display device 42 is configured for displaying variousinformation such as video content, images, graphics, exercise metrics,or messages on the mirror 30. The video content includes decompositionand explanation images of workout movements, and/or guiding images ofcontinuous motion of workout demonstrations. The information includesgeneral information (e.g., date, time, or any feedback words) andexercise information (e.g. heat rate, calories, elapsed time, exerciseprogress, statistic information, exercising target and achievementrate). The mirror 30 is a semi-reflective mirror such that the images,videos or information displayed on the display device 42 are visiblethrough the mirror 30. As shown in FIG. 6, when the user stands beforethe mirror 30, the user can simultaneously see their mirror image 72 andimages (e.g. guiding image 70) and any information displayed on thedisplay device 42.

The voice device 46 include a speaker to provide different sounds orvoices according to the usage state of the smart mirror 30, such asprompting sounds, video sounds, or inspiring verbal messages to the userThe voice device 46 may also include a voice receiver, so that the usercan control the smart mirror 10 via voice.

The network module 48 may be a wired or wireless network module, so thatthe smart mirror 10 can be connected to a server and/or a smart device(e.g. a smart phone, a tablet, a computer) via the network so as toupdate and transmit data, and to receive exercise courses. Moreover, thesmart mirror 10 may include a Bluetooth module for communicating withother apparatuses with Bluetooth and transmitting data, and a powermodule for providing power to the smart mirror 10.

Referring to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, a smart mirror 10B in accordance witha second preferred embodiment is similar to the first embodiment of thepresent invention. The smart mirror 10B also has a frame 20, a mirror 30mounted in the space 22 of the frame 20, and a driving mechanism 50mounted in the space 22 of the frame 20 and coupled to the mirror 30.The driving mechanism 50 is operable to drive the mirror 30 to rotateabout the horizontal axis H, so that the mirror 30 can be rotated upwardto a higher inclination angle or rotated downward to a lower inclinationangle.

As shown in FIG. 14, the driving mechanism 50 is an electric telescopicmember 54 having a main body 55 and a telescopic rod 56 telescopicallymounted within the main body 55, such that the telescopic rod 56 is ableto extend upward or downward relative to the main body 55, namely theaxial length of the telescopic member 54 is adjustable. The telescopicmember 54 has a first pivot end 541 pivotally connected to the frame 20and a second pivot end 542 pivotally connected to the mirror 30. Forexample, the second pivot end 542 of the telescopic member 54 ispivotally coupled to the bracket 32 of the mirror 30 by a pivot rod 543.Referring to FIG. 13, the first pivot end 541, the second pivot end 542and the pivot shaft 34 (namely the pivot portion between the mirror 30and the frame 20) forms a triangle configuration, and the telescopicmember 54 is a side of the triangle. When the telescopic member 54 isstretched or shortened, the length of the side of the triangle isincreased or decreased to change the shape of the triangle, so that themirror 30 can be driven to rotate about the horizontal axis H. Note thatthe method of changing the angle of the mirror 30 described in thisexample are illustrative only. There are many other ways of changing theangle of the mirror 30 to reposition the mirror 30 so that it is angledat a higher inclination angle or a lower inclination angle. Similarly,it is also possible to angle the mirror by rotating the mirror 30 aboutthe vertical axis V to reposition the mirror 30 so that it is angledmore to the left or more to the right. It will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be madeto the structure of the present invention without departing from thescope or spirit of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 15 to FIG. 17, a smart mirror 10C is illustrated inaccordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.The third embodiment is similar to the aforementioned embodiments,except that the driving mechanism 50 is operable to drive the mirror 30to move vertically along with the vertical axis V of the frame 20. Asshown in FIG. 18, the driving mechanism 50 has an electric motor 57(e.g. a stepper motor) mounted on the frame 20. When the electric motor57 is operable to rotate a rotating shaft 58, the mirror 30 can bedriven to move vertically along with the vertical axis V of the frame 20by meshing relationship of several gears 59 on the rotating shaft 58 andseveral vertical gear racks 38 disposed on the bracket 32. As shown inFIG. 18 and referring to FIG. 15, the bracket 32 has two retainingmembers 39 disposed on two lateral sides of the bracket 32, and theframe 20 has two longitudinal grooves 24 defined in the inner walls attwo sides of the frame 20. The two retaining members 39 of the bracket32 are able to be inserted in the respective longitudinal grooves 24 ofthe frame 20, so that the mirror 30 can move along the vertical axis V.Note that the method of vertically moving the mirror 30 described inthis example are illustrative only. There are many other ways oftranslating the position of the mirror 30 to reposition the mirror 30,in the vertical direction, or the horizontal direction, or any otherdirection, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art thatvarious modifications and variations can be made to the structure of thepresent invention without departing from the scope or spirit of theinvention.

Referring to FIG. 19 to FIG. 21, a smart mirror 10D is illustrated inaccordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.The fourth embodiment is similar to the aforementioned embodiments,except that the smart mirror 10D has a pad body 60 which can be rolledinto a receiving chamber 25 at the bottom of the frame 20 by a reel 64to save space. In the preferred embodiment, the pad body 60 may beregarded as the determination unit 44 with a plurality of sensors 62disposed regularly on the pad body 60 to function as a pressure-sensingpad, as shown in FIG. 8. The pad body 60 can be rolled up manually by ahandle 66, automatically rolled up with elastic members (e.g. spiralspring), or rolled up by a motorized system. When in use, the user canpull out the pad body 60 from the opening 26 at the bottom of the frame20 so that the pad body 60 is located on the ground in front of theframe 20.

FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 illustrate a smart mirror 10E in accordance with afifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. The fifthembodiment is similar to the fourth preferred embodiment, except thatthe pad body is an exercise pad 28 without any sensor thereon and thedetermination unit 44 is a camera device disposed on the frame 20 foridentifying the location of the user.

Accordingly, when the user uses the smart mirror 10 for fitnessexercises, the smart mirror 10 can automatically adjust the angle and/orheight of the mirror 30, so that the mirror 30 can face toward the userat any time for allowing the user to see their reflected image in themirror 30 during exercise. The smart mirror 10 can be controlled by thecontrol unit 40 to control two-dimensional or three-dimensionaldisplacement of the mirror 30 along the vertical axis V and/or thehorizontal axis H according to the judgement of the determination unit44. The determination unit 44 can predict, sense or detect the motion ofthe user, and determine the posture or location of the user. The controlunit 40 is operable to rotate and/or move the mirror 30 through thedriving mechanism 50 according to the prediction or detection result, sothat the mirror 30 can be kept facing the user to allow the user to seethe guiding images and the reflected image during exercise. Furthermore,the determination unit 44 may be operated to record the user's movementand to simultaneously display the guiding image and the user's movementon the mirror so as to enhance the interaction between the user and thesmart mirror and the training effect.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made to the structure of the presentinvention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present inventioncover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fallwithin the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. An interactive exercise apparatus for guiding auser to perform exercises, comprising: a frame; a mirror movably mountedon the frame, the mirror configured to reflect an image of the user infront of the mirror; a display device disposed on a backside of themirror and being visible through the mirror, the display device providedto show workout information and video content for the user to view, thevideo content including a guiding image for guiding the user to performan exercise; a driving mechanism mounted between the frame and themirror, and electrically driving the mirror to move with respect to theframe; a determination unit configured to determine location and postureof the user who performing the exercise; and a control unit electricallyconnected to the driving mechanism and the determination unit, thecontrol unit being operable to control the driving mechanism accordingto the location or posture of the user identified by the determinationunit so as to control the mirror to move to a suitable position wherethe user can see their reflected image.
 2. The interactive exerciseapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame defines a verticaldirection and a horizontal direction perpendicular to the verticaldirection, the driving mechanism being operable to drive the mirror tomove in the vertical direction and/or the horizontal direction withrespect to the frame.
 3. The interactive exercise apparatus as claimedin claim 1, wherein the determination unit is operable to predict thelocation or posture of the user according to movement of the guidingimage which guiding the user to perform the exercise.
 4. The interactiveexercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination unithas an image recognition device configured to detect the location orposture of the user by means of image recognition.
 5. The interactiveexercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination unithas a plurality of sensors disposed on a front of the frame, thedetermination unit configured to identify the location or posture of theuser via the plurality of sensors.
 6. The interactive exercise apparatusas claimed in claim 4, wherein the image recognition device of thedetermination unit comprises an optical sensing device, an infraredsensing device, a camera device or a thermal sensing device.
 7. Theinteractive exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein thedetermination unit further comprises a pad body disposed on a ground infront of the frame for allowing the user to exercise thereon, and theplurality of sensors are disposed on the pad body.
 8. The interactiveexercise apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality ofsensors are pressure sensors.
 9. The interactive exercise apparatus asclaimed in claim 7, wherein the pad body is capable of being rolled intoa receiving chamber of the frame.
 10. The interactive exercise apparatusas claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination unit is capable ofpredicting a location of a head or eyes of the user who follows theguiding image for the exercise; and the control unit is operable tocontrol the driving mechanism according to the location of the head oreyes of the user predicted by the determination unit to control movementof the mirror to a position where the user is able to see theirreflected image in the mirror easily.
 11. The interactive exerciseapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mirror is pivotable withrespect to the frame about a lateral pivot, so that the mirror can betilted up within a predetermined inclination angle.
 12. The interactiveexercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mirror ispivotable with respect to the frame about a lateral pivot, so that themirror can be tilted down within a predetermined declination angle. 13.The interactive exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein themirror has at least one gear rack mounted on a backside of the mirror,the driving mechanism comprising a motor mounted on the frame, the motorcoupled to the at least one gear rack of the mirror by at least onegear, so that the driving mechanism is operable to drive the mirror tomove with respective to the frame.
 14. The interactive exerciseapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mirror is pivotable withrespect to the frame about a pivot portion, the driving mechanismcomprising an electric telescopic member having one end pivotallyconnected to the frame and the other end pivotally connected to themirror; wherein when the electric telescopic member is stretched orshortened, the mirror is able to rotate about the pivot portion.